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Old Wed Jan 5, 2011, 03:47 PM
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MDS calculation tool

I think Greg and Margarete have detected an error in the MDS or IPSS calculation tool on this website. As Greg says the trisomy 8 is an intermediate category cytogenetics and should only be giving him .5 score to make his total score 1.0 or int-1. Instead the calculator gives a 1 for trisomy 8 and makes an error in giving him a total score of 1.5 or Int-2. Someone needs to do some tweaking of the tool as it might be frightening some people into thinking they have higher risk disease. There is a newer MD Anderson Prognosis Scoring System which may prove to be a better prognostic tool. I think Dr. Roboz showed it in one of her recent webinars on the AAMDS site. I'll try to post it if I can find a link.
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possible low to int-1 MDS with predominant thrombocytopenia, mild anemia, dx 7/08, in watch and wait mode
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